Revolving egg-cabinet



(No Model.)

. H. J. TELLEPSON 8u T. GUNDERSEN.

REVOLVING .eee CABINET.

No. 369,753. Patented Sept. 13, 1887.

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HANS J. TELLEFSON AND 'POSTEN GUNDERSEN, OF ROGKDALE, VVISCONSN.

neveu/ine EGG-CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,753, dated September 13, 1887.

Application tiled April 19, 1887. Serial No, 235.391.

(No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that we, Hans J.TEr.LEIsoN and Tos'rnN GUNDERsEN, citizens of the United States, residing at Rockdale, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement iu Revolving Egg-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to revolving egg-cabinets for the purpose of preserving eggs; and it consists in the construction and arrangeinent of the parts of the same, which will be more fullyhereiuafter described, and pointed out iu the claims.

The object of our invention is to provide a revolving egg-cabinet for the preservation of eggs, which is simple and effective in its construction and operation, strong and durable, easily handled and readily understood, positive in its desired ultimate result, and coinparatively inexpensive in its manufacture.

We attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of our iinproved revolving egg cabiuet, showing one of the drawers thereof drawn outwardly and the eggs in position therein. Fig. 2 is a detail view in perspective of a portion of t-he bottoni of thedrawer, showing the egg held in connection therewith by lneans of suitable retaining-arms. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one of the spring-arms.

A indicates the base or frame-work, which is constructed with two uprights or standards, A', connected at their lower portions by a cross tie-beam, A2. In the upper end ofeaeh of the standards A a fulcruni pin, a', is mounted and passes therethrough and engages .with aslotted plate, b, secured to the side of the cabinet B. This cabinet B is constructed with a series of drawers which are adapted to be drawn outwardly from said cabinet or shoved therein aud closed thereby, and when iuclosed by the cabinet a door, B', may be closed over the face of the drawers and secured to the cabinet, and thereby retain the drawers in their closed position. The bottom of each of the drawers B2 is provided with a series of depressions, b', for the reception of the eggs. These depressions b are arranged in rows, either in a direct line or iu a curvilinear forin, as may be desired, and when the eggs shall have been placed therein they will be arranged in rows of the forinof the said depressions.

On each side of the depressions b springarms C are iuounted,which partially surround the egg and are open at their upper portions and extend down toward the bottoni o1" the drawer in which they are mounted, and are formed with coils c, and the eud of each arm thereof continued across the curved form resting on the drawer and formed into a coil, c, similar in forni to the coilc, butI some distance away therefrom. rPhe other ends or legs of the coils c and c project inwardly,and are secured iu the bottoni of the drawers B2.

The spring-arms C are drawn open against the coils c and c', the egg is inserted therein with its one end resting in the depressions b, and the said arins are then allowed to gently fall back upon the egg and around the saine, as

shown iu Fig. 2, and thereby retain it iu an upright position, `or in contact with the body of the drawer, in whatever position the saine may be turned. When the eggs shall have been thus arranged within the several drawers, the cabinetdoor B will be closed and suit-ably secured to the cabinet-frame, when the eggs will be secured within the drawers B2, and the drawers B3 secured and iuclosed within the cabinet B by means of the door B'.

1t is well known that eggs resting in a single uninoved position will more readily spoil and become worthless than when their posiv tion is changed. To accomplish this desired result, the cabinet B is trunnioned iu connection with the uprights A', as hereiubefore described, and may be revolved entirely around, as indicated by the circular lines l l, or be turned upside down aud suitably held in that position 5 or, by means of the slotted plate b, 4may be tilted eitherin a forward or backward position. lThus it will be seen that any position desired may be readily attained without danger of breakage of the eggs to be turned in the cabinet and at the saine time obtain the desired result.

It is obvious that many minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described Without in the least departing from the nature and principle of our invention.

Having described ourinvention,we claim- 1. In an egg-cabinet, the combination of a supporting-frame having suitable standards,a

` rotatable cabinet mounted therein and adapted to be revolved thereon, a series of drawers contained by said cabinet, having a series of depressions, b,arranged in alignment, and the independent spring-arms C, arranged on each side of each one of said depressions7 substantially as described.

2. The combination,with the drawers Bhav- HANS J. TELLEFSON. TOSTEN GUNDERSEN.

Witnesses:

THEO. TELLEFsoN, J. N. HoLvERsoN. 

